Sunday, September 21, 2014

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HE WAS ARMED: White House security beefed up after two incidents as it is revealed man who jumped fence and got inside had a serrated knife

Secret Service arrests man at gates of White House a day after another man jumped over the fence and ran to the house, armed with a knife A man was arrested by Secret Service Saturday for refusing to move away from the president’s residence — less than 24 hours after an armed intruder jumped a fence and made it into the White House.

NEW CHARGES AGAINST 'TEACHER WITH BENEFITS': Utah educator to stand trial on rape and sodomy rap in alleged seduction of 2 students

A Utah teacher already charged with raping a 16-year-old student will stand trial on even more rape charges Friday after a second teen boy accused her of having sex with him, too.

Progress is UNexpected at General Assembly — even with historic climate summit drawing all the attention

*** BESTPIX *** With international crises on practically every continent, the United Stations has much to discuss though it remains to be seen what will get done.

Gun-toting preacher holds thieving grandma until cops arrive at his Texas home

Pastor Benny Holmes, seen with his wife, Pat, held a grandma thief at gunpoint until police arrived at his Texas home. He’s a man of God, but that didn’t stop him from taking the law into his own hand. Texas preacher Benny Holmes was fed up with having packages stolen from his side porch.

People's Climate March set to top over 100,000 people and be a star-studded affair to 'sound the alarm' for change

SAN DIEGO, CA - JULY 24: Actress Evangeline Lilly attends day 1 of the WIRED Cafe @ Comic Con at Omni Hotel on July 24, 2014 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Jesse Grant/Getty Images for WIRED) The forecast is for people, and lots of them. The People’s Climate March is expected to bring more than 100,000 people who want to save the planet to the city Sunday.

CAUGHT! Lana del Rey beau gets close to Rita Ora's sis

Lupica: To NFL commissioner and Baltimore Ravens, shame on you all!

NFL commissioner Roger Goodel and Ravens have all done a different and lasting damage to their sport, in a smug, self-serving, face-saving way. We’ve now found out, in lights, that the biggest fantasy football league in the world is the one on which all those other leagues are based: The National Football League itself.

Just hours after negotiators create buffer zone in Ukraine, artillery fire resumes in eastern part of the country

An exterior view shows the damaged main terminal of Donetsk Sergey Prokofiev International Airport in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, September 20, 2014. REUTERS/Marko Djurica (UKRAINE - Tags: TRANSPORT CIVIL UNREST POLITICS CONFLICT) Sporadic artillery fire hit parts of eastern Ukraine on Saturday, hours after negotiators agreed to create a buffer zone between government troops and pro-Russian militants.

Sprint car driver Scott Semmelmann killed in wreck during practice on dirt track in Wisconsin

Sprint car driver Scott Semmelmann was killed in a wreck during practice for a race Saturday night at Beaver Dam Raceway.

STICKING TO HIM: Even with sexty Anthony Weiner by her side, Huma Abedin remains key to Hillary Clinton’s inner circle

When Anthony Weiner’s mayoral campaign imploded last year amid new sexting revelations, the fallout buffeted his wife, longtime Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin. She was said to be given an ultimatu: Anthony or Hillary. But she has managed to keep both.

Taylor Swift shows off toned tummy at iHeartRadio fest

Kentucky firefighter injured after power line shock during ALS Ice Bucket Challenge has died

Three Campbellsville, Kentucky firefighters were injured when a fire truck’s aerial ladder came in contact with a main power line at Campbellsville University while the firefighters were attempting to help the school's marching band participate in the ALS ICe Bucket Challenge. ampbellsville Fire Captain Tony Grider, 41, died Saturday, a month after helping a group of college students with their ALS Ice Bucket Challenge.

Minnesota felon captured after courthouse escape as jury was about to read guilty verdict: sheriff

Michael Henderson, 25, is back in custody after he escaped from a Minnesota courtroom while he was being pronounced guilty of attempted murder. A violent Minnesota felon’s life on the lam is over. Minneapolis cops busted 25-year-old Michael Henderson on Friday, the morning after he made a chaotic escape from a guarded courtroom.

Cruel Russians post clip of cat they put in dryer — VIDEO

Three Russians then filmed themselves laughing as the cat spun at high speed. WARNING — GRAPHIC VIDEO: Three cruel Russians have been reported to police after putting a cat into a tumble dryer then filming themselves laughing as it spun at high speed.

Kim K. latest victim of nude photo leak: report

BUSTED! Fake Washington cop ran scam for over 20 YEARS, real cops say — wannabe hero dropped out of police academy after 2 weeks in the '80s

Jim Bailey, 69, pretended to be a retired cop for more than two decades, police in Washington say. He may be a fake cop, but he’s in real trouble. A Washington man pretended for as long as 25 years to be a retired officer, scamming neighbors, co-workers and even strangers in trouble, authorities alleged.

Hamill: New Greenwich Village eatery is like a fountain of youth

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi A couple of years ago, I taught my son how to play stickball. I introduced him to the pink rubber ball called the Spaldeen that was the center of my universe as a Brooklyn kid.

Florida charity organizer steals $20,000 from breast cancer golf tournament: sheriff

Corinne-Ray Hopkins (Markwart) was arrested on Friday, September 19, 2014 in Pasco County, Florida. Wanted for: 3rd Degree Grand Theft Port St. Lucie sheriffs charged Corinne-Ray Hopkins with grand theft after she allegedly used a charity golf tournament's debit card to make $20,000 in personal purchases, including a $15,000 deposit on a new house.

'IT'S A HORRIBLE RESPONSE': Roger Goodell admits he fumbled on domestic violence in NFL

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell addresses the handling of current scandals In a glaring omission, Goodell never specifically said he was sorry for the women and children who have been abused by some of the NFL's biggest players.

WATCH as Howard Stern writer Benjy Bronk disrupts NFL Roger Goodell press conference

Howard Stern Show writer Benjy Bronk interrupted a highly-anticipated news conference with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell to make an outburst before he was led out of the room.

Ravens knew details of Ray Rice's vicious assault on then-fiancée Janay Palmer just hours after it happened: report

The Baltimore Ravens knew details of Ray Rice's assault on then-fiancee Janay Palmer just hours after the incident happened, according to an ESPN report Friday.

WORSHIPPING A FALLEN IDOL: As abuse storm swirls, Adrian Peterson’s Texas hometown still a shrine to disgraced star

Standing outside his red-brick house, Jerry Mayo, once a roughneck in the oil fields of West Texas and now a retired educator on the Lone Star State’s east end, weighed a whupping’s virtues.

Lupica: How NFL boss living up to what one major sports exec predicted years ago — He 'is setting himself up for a big fall someday'

Roger Goodell is sorry This is what we saw on Friday afternoon from Roger Goodell when he talked about how he had gotten so much wrong in the last month: Just another guy in sports trying to talk his way out of trouble.

Pentagon reviewing ‘extensive relationship’ with league as Obama talks domestic abuse

President Barack Obama helps launch 'It's On Us' campaign during an event in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, Sept. 19, 2014. Obama unveiled a new campaign to change the way people think about campus sexual assault. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) In the wake of the domestic abuse scandals that have engulfed some of pro football’s biggest stars, the Pentagon has begun “reviewing its extensive relationship” with the NFL, according to a report.
New York

New High Line section opens Sunday, extending park to 34th St. and featuring a giant xylophone 'chime bench' and see-saw

Visitors can now take in stunning sunsets and West Side views atop the High Line stretching along Hudson Yards to 34th St.

Bring criminal charges against cop in Eric Garner chokehold death, says widow

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi The widow of NYPD victim Eric Garner again called Saturday for criminal charges against the cop caught on video applying an illegal chokehold in the fatal July 17 arrest.

Woman, 60, rescued from capsized kayak in Long Island Sound

1/11/07 West Islip Robert Moses Bridge a female jumped off the bridge at approx 3:15, she was spottes shortly after by park workers and swiftly removed from wter, brought to coast guard station which is next to bridge and then air lifted by Suffolk County Helicopter #3 to Stony Brook Hospital with hypothermia. Police impounded her car after removing it from bridge. In photo helicopter #3 heading towards hospital with woman. A 60-year-old kayaker was rescued from the waters of the Long Island Sound after capsizing Saturday.
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EXCLUSIVE Stagehand-turned-playwright debuts 'Money Grubbin' Whores'

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi Stage electrician and engineer Sean Quinn and director Brian Cichocki formed Hard Four Producations to tell original stories that focus on the ever-changing blue-collar journey in America.

EBT card system used as food stamps to shut down for 12 hours this weekend

People walk past an EBT station as they shop for fresh vegetables and fruit at the GrowNYC Greenmarket in Union Square. New Yorkers receiving food stamp benefits will be unable to use their EBT cards to buy food or withdraw cash for 12 hours this weekend, officials said.

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PICTURED 542 employees of Canadian oil company report to work in full Batman costumes in Guinness World Record attempt

Just another day at the office: 542 Canadian employees go to work in Dark Knight outfits. A Canadian company was briefly transformed into Gotham City when 542 employees show up to work in full Batman costumes.

Clemson University suspends mandatory course that asked, 'how many times have you had sex?'

Clemson University cancelled a controversial course that required staff, professors and students to answered detailed queries about their sex lives. A mandatory survey that asked invasive questions about the sex lives of students and faculty has been yanked by Clemson University after an uproar erupted on campus.

New Hampshire felon slashes 10-year-old girl's bike tire after she ran over his foot: cops

Michael Rapaglia, 39, of Franklin, N.H. was arrested after slashing a 10-year-old girl’s bike tire because she ran over his foot, police say. Easy, tough guy. A 39-year-old New Hampshire man slashed a little girl’s bicycle tire after she ran over his foot two times, police say.

Stone Coldplay fox: JLaw attends ANOTHER concert

Florida babysitter at MacDill Air Force Base sentenced to 30 years for taking explicit photos of child in his care

Erich Clifford Mandell Ramos, 27, of Tampa was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for taking sexually explicit photos of a young girl. Erich Clifford Mandell Ramos took sexually charged photos of a 7-year-old at MacDill Air Force Base, gave the girl $20 and told her not to tell her mother, prosecutors say.

Aid workers attacked in Sierra Leone as they try to bury Ebola victims

Health workers will go door-to-door in Sierra Leone looking for hidden Ebola cases. Some in Sierra Leone ran away from their homes Saturday and others clashed with health workers trying to bury dead Ebola victims as the country struggled through the second day of an unprecedented lockdown to combat the deadly disease.

Pope Francis names Roman Catholic Bishop Blase Cupich next archbishop

Bishop Blase Cupich, answers questions from the press in Bellevue, Washington in this June 16, 2011 file photo. Pope Francis, in his first major appointment in the hierarchy of the Catholic Church in the United States, on September 20, 2014 named Bishop Blase Cupich as the new archbishop of Chicago. REUTERS/Marcus Donner/Files (UNITED STATES - Tags: RELIGION) Pope Francis named Roman Catholic Bishop Blase Cupich as the next archbishop of Chicago Saturday, sending a strong signal about the direction he’s taking the church.

Kate reveals: Mom Goldie and I can ‘see dead people’

She's back! Duke porn star Belle Knox gets Condé Nasty

Belle Knox is the subject of 'Becoming Belle Knox,' a new documentary by Condé Nast
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If Giants can't beat Texans, season will be about what to do with Tom and Eli

There are storm clouds coming, and the Giants can see them not too far in the distance. There’s not a person in their locker room who doesn’t know what’s at stake on Sunday afternoon.

Jameis Winston warms up in full uniform despite having to serve one-game suspension

Jameis Winston still just doesn’t get it. The Florida State quarterback took the field in full uniform and pads on Saturday for the Seminoles game against Clemson, despite having to serve a one-game suspension for shouting an obscene sexual phrase on campus earlier in the week.

When it comes to Mike Piazza's post-9/11 homer, Howie Rose couldn't 'Put it in the Book'

Mike Piazza hits famous post-9/11 HR 13 years ago today, and Howie Rose (below) is finally able to fully appreciate everything associated with that moment. AP & GETTY Howie Rose realized shortly after the release of his 2013 book, “Put it in the Book: A Half-Century of Mets Mania,” titled after the longtime Mets broadcaster’s catchphrase used at the end of every Mets victory, that there is a glaring omission from his collection of stories.

Madden: Rob Manfred must make MLB games more watchable

Mike Lupica calls on newly-elected MLB commissioner Rob Manfred to take the Ice Bucket Challenge. In his team-by-team, city-to-city long goodbye, which will extend to Yankee Stadium Tuesday night, Bud Selig can give himself one last pat on the back for having implemented as one of his final acts the sudden death “play-in” game wild card system.
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Keanu Reeves deftly handles intruder in his Hollywood Hills home: report

Keanu Reeves, pictured at ‘the Man of Tai Chi’ Paris Premiere in June, was awakened Monday morning by a female intruder in his home, TMZ reported. Whoa. Keanu Reeves deftly disarmed a potentially dangerous situation when an intruder broke into his Los Angeles home, TMZ is reporting.

Fox greenlights 'Deadpool' standalone movie starring Ryan Reynolds

Actor Ryan Reynolds will likely return to play ‘Deadpool’ now that a standalone movie has been greenlit by Fox. It looks like Ryan Reynolds is getting back in the super hero business. Fox announced Thursday that a Deadpool movie will be spun out of the studio’s “X-Men” franchise, hitting theaters on Feb. 12, 2016.

Johnny Weir's ex-hubby sues over rape, herpes claims

The three-time U.S. national champion was hit with the defamation suit Thursday by his bitter ex, Victor Voronov, amid an ugly and highly publicized divorce following their 2011 nuptials.

Guess which New York Housewife got the 'boot'?

'Real Housewives" LuAnn de Lesseps and Aviva Drescher “Real Housewives of New York City” won't have any visits by Aviva Drescher, who's gone to a new project after her firing.
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REVEALED: That wasn't coffee in Joan Rivers' mug

Melissa Rivers talks about her mother Jaon Rivers' death on a special tribute episode of 'Fashion Police.'

'Ninja sister wives' busted in violent Utah burglary: report

MR & PR Ninja sister wives, wielding knives and stun guns, busted into a Utah home in search of a 15-year-old sexual assault victim expected to testify against their man, police and witnesses said.

Peace pact reached in Ukraine conflict creates buffer zone to separate government troops and pro-Russia militants

Ukrainian servicemen survey damage on September 19, 2014 following the recent bombing of a Ukrainian camp near the village of Dmytryivka in the regionof Lugansk region. A fresh round of talks on how to find a lasting solution to five months of brutal fighting in eastern Ukraine began on September 19 in the Belarussian capital Minsk. AFP PHOTO/ANATOLII STEPANOVANATOLII STEPANOV/AFP/Getty Images Ukrainian forces agreed to withdraw heavy weapons and foreign fighters to ensure a stable truce in eastern Ukraine.

ISIS releases 49 Turkish hostages: report

Turkeys Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu (C) and his wife Sare Davutoglu (L), welcome freed Turkey's Consul in Mosul Ozturk Yilmaz (R) and dozens of other freed Turkish nationals hostages held by Islamist militants in northern Iraq for more than three months, on September 20, 2014 at the Esenboga Airport in Ankara. Fighters from the Islamic State (IS) kidnapped 49 Turks including diplomats, children and special forces from the Turkish consulate in Mosul on June 11 as they captured swathes of northern Iraq. AFP PHOTO / ADEM ALTANADEM ALTAN/AFP/Getty Images Turkish state media reported the country did not pay a ransom, and Turkish leaders gave few details about the release. The 49 hostages were captured from the Turkish Consulate in Mosul, Iraq on June 11.

Celebs, cultural icons pay tribute to actress Ruby Dee

Paris officials move to block lovers from tradition of placing padlocks on the Pont des Arts bridge

Thousands of lovers from across the world visit the Pont des Arts every year and seal their love by attaching a lock carrying their names to its railing and throwing the key in the Seine. Officials have bought the end to a tradition in the French capital, by placing plastic panels across the Pont des Arts bridge to stop thousands of couples marking their love by placing a padlock on the structure.

Independent forensic expert agrees with city's autopsy of NYPD chokehold victim Eric Garner

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi Dr. Michael Baden — after reviewing case files, photographs and X-rays — said he agreed with the ruling that the 43-year-old Staten Island man died from compression of the neck.

Teachers union boss going after racial disparity at top schools

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi Teachers union president Michael Mulgrew said the city’s proposed changes to elite public high schools’ admissions won’t do enough to combat lopsided enrollment, where very few kids are black or Hispanic.

Zoe pole dances while pregnant aboard train

Mother dying of cancer requests nurse care for her son

mom dying of cancer asks nurse to take care of son

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Which A-lister has major new look for her latest role?

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Ex-Conn. Gov. Rowland convicted of conspiracy charges

Connecticut Gov. John Rowland makes a point speaks at a news conference in his state Capitol office in Hartford, Conn., Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2001, regarding a 94-year-old Connecticut has apparently tested positive for inhalation anthrax. The elderly woman, who lives on her own in the farm country of southwestern Connecticut, has inhalation anthrax, according to initial test results disclosed Tuesday. At left is state public health commissioner Joxel Garcia. (AP Photo/Bob Child) Original Filename: ANTHRAX_CONNECTICUT_HF103.jpg

Egyptian man pleads guilty N.Y. to 1998 embassy attacks

This low-resolution image from the Egyptian State Information Service Website shows Adel Abdul Bary, who pleaded guilty Friday to charges stemming from the 1998 U.S. embassy bombings in Africa.

Panty bandit escapes N.J. mall with 45 pairs of underwear

Wayne Police released these photos of a woman stealing underwear from a Victoria Secret at the Willowbrook Mall on Wednesday night.

Judge shoots down pedophile's argument

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